The Principles of War in the 21st Century

Abstract

The US is considered the world's sole superpower. However, America has recently suffered setbacks and faces dangerous foes intent on its destruction. Many strategists regard the Principles of War as the bedrock of US military doctrine; others suggest that they should be discarded. Some aspects of the 21st Century battlefields have changed considerably, while others aspects remain unchanged since time immemorial. Is there an immutable nature to the Principles of War as well - or should they be discarded? This SRP offers a historical campaign analysis of three major amphibious operations that had unique and distinctly different outcomes because of commanders applications of the Principles of War. Current battles are then analyzed with the same methodology to discern if there are recurring trends in present day warfare, if there are distinguishable developing trends, and whether the Principles of War are still applicable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA467296

Entities

People

  • Patrick Malay

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Criminals
  • Education
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.